2004-935
CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO 2004-935
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF ANY NEW
LICENSES FOR TRANSIENT MERCHANTS ESTABLISHED BY
ORDINANCE NO. 2004-922
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS ORDAINS:
Section 1. Findings.
1.01 By Ordinance 2004-922, the City Council placed a moratorium on the issuance of
any new licenses for transient merchants pending completion of a study and the adoption of any
amendments to the City's ordinances. The ordinance is scheduled to expire on October 26, 2004.
1.02 The City is still in the process of completing its study. The Zoning and Planning
Commission will be considering the zoning issues at its October 2004 meeting. The City Clerk is
in the process of preparing regulatory language for review by the City Council.
1.03 It is necessary for the City Council to extend the moratorium in order to allow the
planning process to be completed.
Sec. 2. Extension of Moratorium. The moratorium on the issuance of any new licenses for
transient merchants established by Ordinance No. 2004-922 is extended until April 19, 2005, or
such earlier date as may be further adopted by ordinance. All other provisions of Ordinance No.
2004-922 remain in effect.
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall be effective the day ofits publication.
First reading:
Second reading:
Date of publication:
October 19, 2004
November 2, 2004
November 11,2004
~~~~~
Gene axw ,Mayor
,e